Julia EvansMar 25, 2024

started using a Mac as my personal machine recently after exclusively using linux for 20 years and one of the most surprising things has been that the options for creative software (making vector graphics, fonts, etc) on Mac really are much better in many cases

feels like one of those things that everyone knows but I never really internalized

(do not lecture me about the options available on Linux, I promise I know)

Show threadIvo LimmenMar 25, 2024
@b0rk I will not enumerate the options available on Linux but I will however complain about the less obvious remark Linux users almost never make: why do commercial company only build professional tools for Windows and Mac?
Show threadRaphaelMar 25, 2024

@ivolimmen Wild hypothesis: They who pay premium for the box will also pay for your software.

_Gotta_ do Windows.

And they who brave the Linux desktop may be least inclined to pay for your 90/10 take if there's a free 80/20 tool.

Show threadRaphael
@ivolimmen Also, I assume the diversity of GUI environments on Linux (X/Wayland times GTK/KDE/... times deb/rpm/snap/...) can be rather annoying. Especially for the relative small share of users. 😕
Mar 25, 2024 at 9:33pmWeb
Show threadRaphaelMar 25, 2024
@ivolimmen Specifically for graphics/video apps, GPU drivers may also be a turn-off. 🤔
Show threadJulia EvansMar 25, 2024
@OmegaPolice @ivolimmen can you remove me from this conversation thanks